Nina Bell Chaddock

Nina Bell Chadock of St. Helena died on November 1, 2026, with her children at her bedside. Born in Arkansas to Bernerd and Minnie Derrington, she moved to Petaluma, where she met Frank Chadock. They married three months later, when Nina was sixteen and a half.

Nina helped Frank with construction, drove a tractor on their twelve-acre ranch, and loved bringing the family together there. She enjoyed painting, singing “You Are My Sunshine,” and taking her grandchildren on RV trips to the coast and the mountains. Her daughters Beverly and Sheila cared for her in her final years.

She is survived by her children Linda, Frank (Delva), Beverly (Devin), and Sheila, her grandchildren John, Ryan, Eric, Joshua, and Andrea, and eleven great-grandchildren. She dearly loved her sister, Maxine Bishop, and her brothers, James and Glenn. Her family also gives special mention to Teresa and Bob, Diane, Linda and Doug, Larry and Zandra, and her sister-in-law Mary.

Burial Services will be private.